APA STYLE EXAMPLES APA style requires brief references in the text of the paper and complete reference information at the end of the paper. Below are some general guidelines:
IN-TEXT REFERENCES
REFERENCES
An in-text reference is generally given in one of two ways.
The list of sources is titled "References" and is located at the end of the paper on a new page.
For rephrased information (information put into your own words): •
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use author's surname followed immediately by the copyright year in brackets within the sentence OR provide the author's surname and copyright year in brackets at the end of the sentence before the period
For quoted information (information copied word for word): •
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use the author's surname followed immediately by the copyright year in brackets and the page from which the information was copied in brackets at the end of the sentence (see example on page 10 for details) OR provide the author's surname, copyright year, and page in brackets at the end of the sentence before the period (see example on page 10 for details)
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alphabetize entries by the first word of the entry
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entries are double spaced and the second line of an entry is a hanging indent of a ½ inch (standard tab space)
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use only initials for the first and middle names even if the full name is given
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in titles of books and articles, capitalize only the first word of the title, the first word following a colon or dash, and all proper nouns
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in titles of periodicals, capitalize all significant words
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italicize the titles of books and periodicals
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one space after all punctuation
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list only works that were referenced in the text of the paper (except personal communications)
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN THE LIBRARY American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. [Circulation and Reference Collections; Call #: BF 76.7 P83 2010] American Psychological Association. (2010). Concise rules of APA style (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. [Reference Collection; Call #: BF 76.7 C66 2010]
APA Style [Web site]. http://www.apastyle.org/ [The official Web site for APA Style—this site offers blogs, FAQs, tutorials, and more.]
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